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Postdocs
Dr. rer. nat. Garima Rani
Theoretical ecology of microbial antibiotic response and resistance
Friedrich Schiller University
Theoretical Microbial Ecology
Dr. Michael Richter
michael.richter@leibniz-hki.de
Fungal Disruption of Host RNA Slicing During Infection
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
RNA Biology of Fungal Infections
Dr. rer. nat. Eric Ruhland
Adaptation of the major human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae to multispecies environments
Friedrich Schiller University
Junior Research Group Bacterial RNA Biology
Dr. rer. nat. Patrick Schädel
Niche- and sex-specific aspects of macrophage-pathogen interaction in aging
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Pharmacy
Dr. Akari Shinoda
Biodiversity and functional genomics of traditional Mongolian dairy ferments
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Paleobiotechnology
Dr. rer. nat. Malte Siemers
Autoinducer-controlled riboswitches in commensal and pathogenic bacteria
Friedrich Schiller University
Viral Ecology and Omics
Dr. rer. nat. Jakob Lee Sprague
Molecular characterization of Candida albicans mucosal colonization, infection and translocation
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms
Dr. rer. nat. Nounagnon Romaric Tochoedo
nounagnon.tochoedo@med.uni-jena.de
Evaluating the role of commensal-derived metabolites in maintaining bal-ance of the microbiome via regulation of dendritic cells
Dr. rer. nat. Stephanie Treibmann
Stephanie.Treibmann@leibniz-fli.de
Systematic in vitro characterization of the chemical crosstalk between host cells and gut bacteria with impact on dysbiosis
Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Ulmer
Modelling stochastic switching in microbial populations
Friedrich Schiller University
Theoretical Microbial Ecology
Dr. rer. nat. Wolfgang Vivas
Modulation of Dendritic Cell Function by the fungal Quorum Sensing Molecule Farnesol
Dr. rer. nat. He Wang
Temporal analysis of groundwater microbiomes
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Aquatic Geomicrobiology
Ann-Kathrin Zimmermann
Ann-Kathrin.Zimmermann@leibniz-hki.de
Cross-Kingdom conserved recognition of large microbial structures
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Junior Research Group Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies
